Front End Developer

Front End Developer

A bit about us

Do you want to join one of the world’s fastest growing sports technology companies?

Genius Sports is at the epicentre of the global network connecting sports, brands and fans through official live data. Our mission is simple. We champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem that benefits all parties.

We’re looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to join our talented team.

If you see yourself becoming part of a global family building the future of sports entertainment together, then come and grow with us. 

We put trust in our people to deliver the difference for our clients around the world. It’s why many of the world’s largest leagues & federations such as the AFL, NRL, NFL, English Premier League, FIBA and NCAA choose to work with Genius Sports.

The Role

Genius Sports is looking for a Front End Developer to join our Professional Services team, who are responsible for delivering high-quality games and experiences to engage sport fans around the world, such as fantasy, predictors and trivia

This role is perfect for a person who is passionate about sports, willing to take on challenges and responsibility for new projects, deliver the best quality results to our clients and to be an integral part of a focused, agile team. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Development of new and existing software products and components
• Producing high quality, tested and maintainable code, using the best technologies for the problem at hand
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with other stakeholders, including designers, product managers, and other developers
• Investigation and resolution of issues reported by internal and external customers

Required Skills & Experience

• Commercial experience with React /TypeScript
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux, Mobx 
• Knowledge and experience of Styled Components (or another JS based styling library) 
• Ability to translate Figma designs into high-quality, responsive, and reusable React components.  
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques
• Strong experience working with Git and Continuous Integration
• Understanding of Web Accessibility standards 

Desirable Skills 

• Knowledge of core AWS services
• Experience working across legacy codebases as well as modern React ones.
• A love of sports and desire to enhance the way fans engage with their favourite events!

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activities.

How we work

We have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Geniuses to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information in how it would work with this role.

Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organisation and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team of Geniuses.

Genius Sports Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.